Why Palestine’s Sports Victories Should Inspire Us
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is…
Russian Exiles
By Monika Zgustova / CounterPunch A century ago, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War that followed it generated a vast wave of Russian exiles: it is estimated…
Merrick Garland: Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange
By David Rovics / CounterPunch I turned on the news yesterday and there was Attorney General Merrick Garland somewhere in Ukraine, talking about being part of the effort to prosecute…
The Haitian Revolution Today and the Limits of Token Solidarity
By Seth Donnelly / CounterPunch In 1826, the Congress of Panama was organized by Simon Bolivar, including representatives from Peru, Mexico, and what was then Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama,…
Can Workers Overseas Provide: Tips for US Labor Organizers?
By Steve Early / CounterPunch The worldwide spread of Covid-19 created major challenges for workers and their unions throughout the globe. Very similar pandemic disruptions provided a timely reminder of…
Deadly Games: The Labour Casualties of Qatar’s World Cup
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch A sordid enterprise, nasty, crude and needless. But the World Cup 2022 will be, should anyone bother watching it, stained by one of the highest…
The Fed’s Austerity Program to Reduce Wages
By Michael Hudson / CounterPunch The Federal Reserve Board’s ostensible policy aim is to manage the money supply and bank credit in a way that maintains price stability. That usually…
Electoral Victory of Colombians Petro and Marquez is Unprecedented
By W.T. Whitney / CounterPunch The comment overflowed with enthusiasm: “June 19 will be remembered as a day of the people and will be a moment of celebration for democracy…
Free Assange? Yes, But That’s Not Nearly Enough
By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch On June 17, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face 18 criminal charges: One count…
How Our Consumption is Killing Poor Kids in Los Angeles
By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch It’s a gorgeous evening in San Pedro, California. I’m standing on the outskirts of a Little League ballpark that sits atop a knoll overlooking the…
MBS and Putin: Why Talk to One and Not the Other?
By Daniel Warner / CounterPunch President Biden is confronted with two decisions: The first is whether to go to Saudi Arabia this summer to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Tracy’s Travesty: New Boss Same as Old Boss at Bureau of Land Management
By Mike Garrity / CounterPunch It’s too bad for conservationists and all Americans, but Tracy Stone-Manning, Biden’s new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director, is continuing the Trump administration’s policy…
There Are Better Ways for Societies to Address Inflation Than By Hiking Interest Rates
By Richard D. Wolff / Economy for All A deafening silence defines “debates” among U.S. leaders about stopping or slowing today’s inflation. Alternatives to the Federal Reserve’s raising of interest…
The Role of Capitalism in the War in Ukraine
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict.
Putin is Being Written Off as an Ineffectual Monster, but a Russian Defeat is Far From Guaranteed
Putin’s political personality remains something of a mystery to this day, with many pundits excoriating him as a mad monster and war criminal.